Spurious-coin segrecator



Jan. 15, 1929. 1,699,300

J. H. MANN, JR

SPURIOUS COIN SEGREGATOR Filed Feb. 27, 1924 5 Sheets-Sheet l J. H. MANN, JR

SPURIOUS COIN SEGREGATOR Jan. 15, 1929. 1,699,300

Filed Feb. 27, 1924 5 Sheets-Sheet 2 m/ V k Jan. 15, 1929. 1,699,300

J. H. MANN, JR

SPURIOUS COIN SEGREGA'I'OR Filed Feb. 27, 1924 5 Sheets-Sheet 4 Jan. 15, 1929. 1,699,300

J. H. MANN, JR

SPURIOUS COIN SEGREGATOR Filed Feb 2'7, 1924 5 Sheets-Shet 5 Patented Jan. 15 1929.

UNI-TEE. STATE-S PATENT arm-ton.

JAMES H? JBL, OF MON 'DEAGIIE, TENNBHBBE; usammmmi SQUIDEWMBEN- SALES COBPOBATIONl, OH N'JE'W YORK, Nl Yi, A GOBBOMW GI'DHUAWfl'RE-i A pglicationfiled February 27, 1924: seminal 69am.

This invention relates to a device fbn detecting and" segregating. spurious coins and relates more particularly to means for detectmg and arresting penforated lIlSGllJS.

It is the obgect ofmy invention to produce avending machine of the character described which is provided with a coin channel" in which is located means for testing the (hr ameter ofan insert together with means tor. arresting an insert that does not respond to the predetermined requirements of Ineasiu'ement, means for detecting and arresting an insert of magnetic metal, means for detecting and arresting an insert of" other than pnedetermined Weight, andmore particularly means for detecting and arrestinga perforated insert, all of which means are associated With means for releasing spurious inserts and li e-passing them away from the channel" which leads to tlie operating mechanism ot' the device.

the ancompanying drawings Figures 1 andl illustrate front and heel: views of the fixed Wall of the the chute as contained in the present embodiment and showing the weight detector,

Figure Zni'ves a front view ofthc chute closing plate showing the magnetic detector device together with the pawlmechanism for spearingperforated tokens or the like,

FigureB'corresponds to an edge view of the slide,

Figure l gives a hack view of the slide for the chute opening and closing plate,

higures o and 5" illustrate an inside and outside View of the hack alate showingthe lugs f or automatically disengaging mag.- netic material from the detecting magnet,

Figure 6* gives a iew With hack coi'er removed of the casing enclosing the spurious coin or token eegregator mechai'iism, and Figure 6* gives a perspective \lQW of the casing,

Figure 7 illustratesin perspective a-view ot' the collecting chamber partition for the standards passing through the segregating chute,

Figure 8 illustrates a spacer employeclto posit-ion the detecting and segregating mechanism Within the casing, and" Figure 91s aw'iew ofa partial assembly of the internal detecting and segregating mechanism,

Figure 9 is ail-out view of the fixed wall Figure 13 is a similar view showing the parts spreadapart. i

Win 1m a casing 1', referahly Vertically arranged andfhawing s ots 2* for thereception of'a standard coin or token there isinsertcd a detecting frame 3' having slot; chutes and with a central passage 5 leadingjt'o a,

chute 6; Within the channels P-lthre are provided diameter detecting means comprising aideflecting wedge Sadapted to engage spurious specimen that is thinner than standard so that it will; automatically. slip out of" the chute when the deflecting'wedg e engages the. tilted specimen as the top half ofthe latter loses touch with the top groove guides 9 of the channel' li Thin inserts fail to lodge against the Wedge 8" when riding "on the hevelled edge 9? ofthe plate 10', are dhfiected away from the passage 5 and are Ivy-- passed to the delii'euy gate 391 Standard specimens (such as nickel for instance) would ordinarily be retained bysvirtue of a chute discharged plate 10 coactin to. retain them firstly in the channel or chute l by virtue oflheupper lips 9;andthe lowerlips 9* of the-plate who-acting toguide the tokens in their travelalbng the central passage 5 anchtlierefi'om into thechute 6. Neverthe less, with coins that are of sufiiciently 1111 diameter itxis sometimesfoundthat they tend to stick intothe slots in; which they are placed." In order to avoid such; a tendency teaser slots 11" are provided; such that teaser fins l2-12"1nay= be insert-ed and with an upward movement of the latter the fins en the lower edge of"; the specimen chslhdge same from the slot l and impel it into a spurious coin return delit ery slot to he described later. The fins 12 are carried hy: a separating embracin slide 13 and with Wedge shapedt'urne up portions 14.--14lf fitting" over the edges 15 of the frame 3; This is more clearly indicated in Rig: 9 showing theinternal' assembly of thei device.

It willhernoted tlrat adhglfijihtbgrahwrith the" slide it arrangpd to pee s-through a slot 17 of an actuator bar 18. The latter better visible from the front View of the frame The slide 13 covers the back of the frame 3 and imparts an oscillating movement to the discharger plate 10 by the engagement of the upper inclined edge portion. 1.9 with the projections 1919 on the plate 10. This gives to the latter an outward motion away from the frame 3 thereby separating the walls of the central passage or chute 5.

The open position of the frame 3 and plate 10 is illustrated in Figure 12. These parts are returned to closed or normal position by the tension of the spring 20. In such action, the cam face of the wedge shaped turned up portion 14 rides over the top of the projections Ill-19 on the plate 10 to force the same toward the frame 8 and into the collapsed position shown in Figure 13. Thus as the actuator bar 18 is moved upwardly, it not only causes an expansion of the walls constituting the chute 5 by moving the discharger plate 10 away from the frame 8 but at the same time it also causes teaser fins 12 to dislodge the full sized specimens in the branch chutes H. lVith the specimen being standard ample time is given for it to traverse the central passage and pass into the segregating chute 6 before the oscillating action is much advanced. Furthermore to facilitate a quick dislodgment the plate 10 carries the guide lips 9 lying over the bevel lower portion of the chute 4;. oftentimes a slug may have the right diameter but not the proper weight. There is, therefore, arranged along the cent 'al passage 5 a weighing tripper 21 working in conjunction with a curved passage 22, such that provided the action of the discharger is not brought about, the underweight specimen will lodge therein, until with the wall separation of the central chute 5, the spurious member will fall away from and not enter the standard chute 6. Often times the needed weight and diameter is brought about by using a perforated slug of denser material than the standard. In this case a spearing pawl 23 is provided mounted in such a manner upon the discharger plate 10 that as the finger of the pawl, in feeling along the specimen, engages with the centrally located perforation, it is drawn inwardly and only when the plate functions is the pawl enabled to sufliciently revolve back to normal by contacting with the mounting plate to enable the spurious member to be disengaged therefrom and discharged outside of the standard chute 6.

In addition thereto, besides using the heavier metal lead for spurious tokens, mag netic material such as iron can be used as in the form of slugs or discs. To avoid this possibility a magnet 24- is mounted on the discharger plate in such wise, by virtue of a deflecting boss 25 in the wall of the central chute 5, and opposite the magnet 21-, all magnetic materials are brought sufliciently close so as to be in attracting range of such magnet. A second function of the boss 25 is to deliberately hold back a second mag netic specimen, should the breather plate not operate to discharge the first magnetic substitute token or slug, which latter operation will now be explained.

It will be seen that a mounting or back plate 26 forms an enclosing wall of the rasing 1, such back plate or wall carries lugs 27, the projections of which are capable of passing through and between the 28 of the magnet as the plate carrying the magnet approaches the back plate and moves away from the frame 3. The discharge of the magnetic material is thereby suitably effected. If after passing the various detect:- ing devices the specimen satisfies all required conditions, the standard will pass into the chute 6, before the oscillating plate can be brought to function. Preferably, in order to bring the actuator rod into normal position an actuator spring 20 is connected at one end to a lug 30 on the frame 3, and the other end is attached to the lug 16 of the slider after the lug has passed through the slot 17 of the actuator rod 18. w

A spacer is employed for properly positioning the frame 3 and its cooperating parts within the casing 1. At the same time note should be taken of the fact that ordinarily a partition 31 is placed at the bottom portion 32 of the casing 1 in order that a segregating receptacle 33 may be formed a continuation of the chute 6. To one side of the receptacle is a fin or lip 3st perforated for the reception of an actuator bolt 35, the end of which is grooved as at 36 for engagement with a slot 37 in the upset portion 38 of the actuator bar 18. The partition 31 moreover has a gate 39 for delivering the spurious specimens passed through the machine. Preferably also a delivery slot 10 is also provided at the side of the casing through which the standard specimens can be obtained from the receptacle 33.

In operation, therefore, on placing various slugs, coins, tokens, etc. into the slots 2 of the casing, the diameter detection automatically follows by virtue of the distance separating the lips 9, 9. Should the diameter prove insuflicient the spurious specimen will tilt toward the breather plate and by engaging the bevel surfaces of the spear 8 fall outside of the chute track 4: and be deposited above the bottom 32 of the casing 1 to appear at the gate opening 39 ready to be taken away. Should the diameter be slightly too full such as to tend to bind within the guiding limitations 9, 9 the specimen will remain lodged until the actuator bolt 35 is operated. On pressing the latter upward ly the teaser fingers 12 rise through the gaging with the breather plate tending to move the latter outwardly by virtue of the projections engaging freely in the slots 20 of the frame. The slide ismechanically united with the actuator bar 18 by virtue of the lug 16 of the slide engaging with a suitable slot 17 of the bar. The return action of the bar is obtained by means of the actuator spring tending to pull the slide andbar toward the bottom ofthe casing.

The specimen insert having successfully passed the diameter detecting device is then subjected to the action of a magnetic detector mounted on the plate; The insert, however, is led through by means of a boss or the like 25. whose function it is not only to throw the specimen into the attracting range of the magnet, but should the insert have proved to be magnetic. the boss, coupled with the magnetic specimen, will choke the channel or chute 5 toward the passage of any additional magnetic slugs until the actuator bar and breather plate have been actuated to bypass the spurious insert. To effect the latter step the back plate is provided with projections or lugs 27 that pass through between the legs of the magnet as the breather plate actuated by the bolt. The magnetized specimen becomes detached and falls outside of the track 4 as before described.

Having passed the previous tests, an insert encounters the pivoted pawl 23 which arrest-s any perforated specimens by the tinger end of the pawl hooking into the perforation. Such arrested specimen is detached by the functioning of the pivoted plate 10 as previously described, when the away from the frame 3. The insert is thereupon by-passed toward thedischarge gate On the other hand the insert having all the other needed qualifications may still be short weighted, in which case the weight detecting tripper 21 encountered before the bond 22 of the chute 5is passed. Such spurious specimen will similarly remain lodged until the bar 18 is operated, in which case by virtue of the bevel given to the wall of the bend 22 it is sufficient to pass the specimen toward the discharge gate 39. At the same time, with the above upward movement of the slide and actuator, it will be seen that the tripper 21 is automatically operated by virtue of an offset 40 on the slide engaging with a similar offset 4.]. on the weighted tripper arm. This type of movement is necessary when an irregularly shaped specimen becomes lodged in the channel 5 between the edge of the tripper 21 and the curved wall 0 the channelfll.

Thus the chute channel construction 4, 5 .22

and 6 is always cleared of obstructions whenever the actuator bar is operated. The specimens satisfying all conditions naturally pass into the chute 6 without the need of the bar being operated. Nevertheless, if desired such bar may be operated after each insert is made to the feeding chute.

Having disclosed the nature of my invention what I claim is: j j y In combination with a coin chute, a movable plate forming one Wall thereof, means carried on said plate for arresting a perforated insert, a sliding wedge shaped member contacting with said plate to move the same to release the arrested insert and by-pass it from said chute, and means to restore said wedge-shaped member, movable plate and arresting means to normal position.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand.

JAMES H. MANN, JR. 

